dogtrot
to go or move at a gentle trot or a dogtrot.
Origin of dogtrot
1Words Nearby dogtrot
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use dogtrot in a sentence
To conserve his strength and wind he kept his pace to a dogtrot.
The Golden Skull | John BlaineOn the first alarm, the chief of police, accompanied by a good half of the day force, came at a dogtrot.
Old Judge Priest | Irvin S. CobbKazu slowed down, and then finding no directions or advice forthcoming, he resumed a steady dogtrot to the north.
The Image and the Likeness | John Scott CampbellOnce more they resumed their journey lakewards, breaking into the inevitable dogtrot as the long, dark pier came in sight.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell SeelyJohn continued on a dogtrot towards home, and a moment later was pestering Mrs. Fletcher at her work in the kitchen.
A Son of the City | Herman Gastrell Seely
British Dictionary definitions for dogtrot
/ (ˈdɒɡˌtrɒt) /
a gently paced trot
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse